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Anthropology
| Anthropology 025F/G, Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology | |
| | Description: An introduction to the basic concepts used in the anthropological study of non-Western social and cultural institutions that focuses on the unity and diversity of human experience. Topics include: kinship, economics, politics, religion, and the present-day conditions of indigenous societies. The ethnography of various peoples is discussed. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Anthropology 020E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Anthropology 026F/G, Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archeology | |
| | Description: An introduction to aspects of biological anthropology and archeology which help us to understand the place of humankind in nature. Topics to be covered include heredity, human evolution and variability, archaeological method, the development of culture, the domestication of plants and animals, and the rise of civilization and the state. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Anthropology 020E. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Anthropology 234F/G, Andean Prehistory | |
| | Description: This course studies the prehistoric cultures of Andean South America. The arrival of humans and adaptations of early foragers and food producers will be surveyed. The rise of civilization and increasing social complexity will be traced through the archaeological records of Andean cultures including Chavin, Moche, Tiahuanaco Chimu and Inca. | | Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 020E, or Anthropology 025F/G and Anthropology 026F/G, or Anthropology 100 | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
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